Thats a good question.

Now this has been 10 years ago, but I had a 2001 TR-21. It was a good boat overall, but fit and finish when compared to my Ranger and my current Bass Cat that is 3 years older is very drastic. I hated that cheap plastic fake wood insert. The molding they used around the console was cheap as well and the glue was coming apart. Rod lockers were cheap plastic boxes and the hinges were always off square.

So to me it was the fit and finish just not being as good as the other two. Heck Ranger even installs a tube from the driver to the front deck in a 2002 so I could run wires. The rod lockers and storage is fiberglass just like the Bass Cat.

I didn't dislike my Triton it ran like a scalded dog and handled rough water pretty well. But I have avoided them since then because I don't like dealing with all the little nick nacks that had to be re-glued or changed out to after market parts.

Just an honest answer, not trying to bash.

Oh and since I answered a semi-hijack from the original thread. My reply to the initial queston - neither, buy a BassCat J/k I have little experience with Skeeter and Phoenix.

tritons are just fine
i had one and it was fast --but its a handful to drive fast - they will make you a better boat driver ! theyre kinda like flying an airplane it you have ever had that expierience .

Bass Cat by a long shot makes the best trailer IMHO anyway.

Brother that is the truth! mine has puckered me a few times they are so light gets scary after 65!

I've got a champion 221 with 250proxs that I'll put up against any Skeeter out there. It can't get too rough...

back in the day a good friend of mine had a skeeter wrangler with a 200 merc (with a 150 rating ) --we broke around a point on lake livingston in a strong wind (needless to say there wasnt but about a 2 ft cicrcle in contact with the water) --the wind got under that thing and it stood straight up in the air --i was looking up at blue sky -- he slammed the throttle closed and when it came down it dunked the back six foot of the boat ---needless to say when it all came to rest there was shin deep water in the floorboard and i had a vinyl colonoscopy --- that was my pucker factor of a lifetime !

Both are good boats. Owned both last year and am in a Phoenix 21 PHX now. Skeeter is tad bit smoother, but the Phoenix handles and drives way better. Boat layouts....Phoenix all day long. Motors....both have their pros and cons. ProXS is a lot faster though.


As far as cross waves mentioned above.....that's 80% driving 20% boat.

I wouldn't say a lot. They are within 1-2mph

Y'all correct me if I'm wrong..

But one of the salesmen at Kirks Marine off of 45 told me that a Phoenix is basically a Stratos mixed with a Champion. Like the 2 companies got together and decided to make Phoenix boats..?

had,a,skeeter and it was a great boat but trailers are junk; least back then. I have a basscat puma that I got mainly cause they make their own trailers and love the company. No better customer service out there. Saying that I have a Phoenix 920 on order with darn near every option. I simply like the layout of a 920 better and my buddy has a 721 so I am familiar with the company. The thing that concerns me is leaving the basscat family and hopefully my 920 is as quality of a boat as my puma

No Caracal or Lynx?

I don't think so. The top three guys at Phoenix were the top 3 guys at Stratos. I don't see any Champion influence in the Phoenix boats.

I think he means the Phoenix/Merc is quite a bit faster than than the Skeeter/Yam rig. I have no dog in this fight but I have owned 20+ Mercs and now 7 Yams. Like them both a lot. Both have their strong points.

No. They actually are not. The Phoenix/Merc is easily 4-5 mph faster than the FX21/SHO.